Peak is this summer’s finest co-op game. Ostensibly a game about climbing a mountain, the slapstick comedy of its bobblehead characters falling down cliffs, easy-to-learn gameplay, and a little bit of cannibalism make it perfect fodder for Twitch streams .

The game, created in partnership with developers Aggro Crab and Landfall as part of a game jam, is currently in Steam’s top five bestsellers . It sold over a million copies in its first week, and has now surpassed 8 million, according to Aggro Crab cofounder Nick Kamen. Now, as a result of its success, says Kamen, scammers are selling cheap, AI-made versions of it wherever they can.

“We hate to see it,” says Kamen.

Clones, games that share deep similarities in visuals or mechanics to popular games after they launch, have been a

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